Posted on 08/26/2020 2:42:00 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Wis. — lllinois police have arrested a 17-year-old after two people were shot to death and another was injured during another night of Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody Wednesday in Illinois on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide. Antioch is about 15 miles from Kenosha.
Two of the victims shot Tuesday night, a 26-year-old Silver Lake resident and a 36-year-old Kenosha resident, died following the shooting. A 26-year-old West Allis resident suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting.
Videos circulating on social media show a young white man opening fire in the middle of the street with a semi-automatic rifle.
“I don’t need more guns on the street in the community when we are trying to make sure that we keep people safe. Law enforcement is trained. They are the ones who are responsible. They are the ones we have faith that they’ll do their jobs to make sure it gets done,” Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said. “It would be beneficial and helpful for everyone to realize that.”
Wednesday afternoon, Kenosha Sheriff David Beth, police Chief Dan Miskinis, Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser and Mayor Antaramian gathered for a press conference to discuss the ongoing civil unrest and the shooting that happened Tuesday night.
Police said their investigation is ongoing, but police are working to have Rittenhouse transferred to Wisconsin so he can face criminal charges. According to Lake County, Illinois, court records, Rittenhouse has an extradition hearing scheduled for Friday.
“What I can’t tell you is what led to the disturbance that led to the use of deadly force by this person, and if both deaths are related to the same person,” Miskinis said. “I don’t know that at this point.”
The shooting was met with condemnation from political and community leaders alike.
Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement that he is grateful law enforcement officials have already made an arrest in connection to the killings.
“A senseless tragedy like this cannot happen again. I again ask those who choose to exercise their First Amendment rights please do so peacefully and safely, as so many did last night,” Evers said. “I also ask the individuals who are not there to exercise those rights to please stay home and let local first responders, law enforcement, and members of the Wisconsin National Guard do their jobs.”
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul called for unity following the shooting, saying that anyone involved in violence and destruction is causing division in the community.
“Kenosha residents deserve the opportunity to grieve, come together, peacefully protest, call for change, and heal. The heavily armed vigilantes, arsonists, and other opportunists who have come to Kenosha to attempt to spur chaos have interfered with that and caused drastic harm to people,” Kaul said. “If those engaging in violence and destruction of property believe they are furthering some broader goal, they are wrong. They should leave Kenosha.”
Freedom Inc. a non-profit group based in Madison condemned the shooting in a statement shared Wednesday afternoon and called Rittenhouse a white supremacist.
“These shootings, as well as the presence of white supremacist militias at uprisings for Black lives across the country, are designed to suppress Black people who are rightfully fighting back against generations of murder and exploitation by the state,” the statement reads.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department announced the emergency curfew in Kenosha would start at 7 p.m. each night beginning Wednesday and continuing through Sunday.
The county had previously enacted city curfews, including at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, the day Blake was shot by police. Then at 8 p.m. on Monday night and Tuesday night. The shooting during protests that took place Tuesday night happened after the city’s 8 p.m. curfew.
Gone.
None of the logical arguments you guys are making in this young mans defense matter.
He will be an SS Officer by tonight’s 11 o’clock news. He will be put into general population, raped repeatedly, and likely killed. His family will be forced into hiding and bankruptcy. No one in the Republican Party will dare utter a single word in his defense at any point.
If you pull your trigger on the Democrats, you better keep pulling it on the State when they come to throw you in the rape tank!
If we had any sense at all we would be building a network of safe houses for these situations.
I watched the play by play video this morning, I fail to see what grounds they had for arresting him, and if he lawyered up immediately, he should be out by dark with No Charges Filed. There is no way in Hell a Jury will convict him
The skateboard assailant is Anthony Huber of Silver Lake, WI. His go fund me (for his baby mama) is over $11K
“A young white man.”
Who was about to get beaten to death and defended himself.
Well, I hope he has a GoFundMe for his legal bills.
If police aren’t allowed to do their jobs, or refuse to do their jobs, then the people will. We will turn into the wild west, with communities arming themselves and creating militias to defend their properties and their lives.
oops...nevermind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMTghlrFiw&feature=youtu.be&has_verified=1&bpctr=1598481336
Clearly self defence so why is he arrested and what idiots would chase and attack someone with a gun, good grief these scumbags are really dumb. Blocking roads , chasing people with guns, I swear it has to be how they were raised and the public education system.
Sad to say that a 17yr old had more walnuts than a grown man!! Wow!! All the Kenosha folk should be out there supporting this brave teen!! So sad if the town turns its back on him!! Truly sad and gutless!!! They should grab the mayor and drag his ass out of house for denying president Trump national guards assistant two nights ago! This would not have happened!!
Go fund it seems closed the account but one can donate to the patriot kid here.
So what’s the general thoughts about this by the real people in Wisconsin?
I was thinking about that just yesterday
80% goes to Kyle. I’m hoping for a better way to donate to his LDF
You're right but it's not harsh.
It's reality.
That IS what it's going to take.
I agree with you.
But arresting someone and charging them with murder when there is very strong video evidence that it was self defense should not be legal.
That’s a false arrest and false prosecution and the 17 year old should be able to sue over it.
So Go Fund me allows you to donate to CRIMINAL THUGS but not to kids ATTACKED by CRIMINAL THUGS!!! OMG!!
It won't buy his arm back.
The morons who want to part with their money are free to do so. It's no skin off my back.
I hope Illinois reviews the evidence and refuses to extradite him.
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